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A careful selection of creative events, exhibitions and interesting meetups in The Netherlands. Recommendations? Submit an event

NATURE – Collaborations in design

May

 

10

 - 

Jan

 

19

NATURE – Collaborations in design

Cube design museum

 · 

Kerkrade

In collaboration with the world's largest design museum, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York, Cube design museum presents NATURE.

Berenice Abbott – Portraits of Modernity

Sep

 

7

 - 

Dec

 

1

Berenice Abbott – Portraits of Modernity

Huis Marseille

 · 

Amsterdam

This autumn Huis Marseille will present a large retrospective of the famous American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898–1991).

Colorful Japan

Sep

 

7

 - 

Feb

 

2

Colorful Japan

Stedelijk Museum

 · 

Amsterdam

The exhibition ‘Colorful Japan’ shows 226 Japanese posters in the Gallery of Honor of the Stedelijk Museum – from floor to ceiling.

Design of the Third Reich

Sep

 

8

 - 

Jan

 

19

Design of the Third Reich

Design Museum

 · 

Den Bosch

Design Museum Den Bosch presents the first major retrospective of design of the Third Reich.

Brassaï

Sep

 

13

 - 

Dec

 

4

Brassaï

Foam

 · 

Amsterdam

Foam presents the first retrospective of Brassaï in the Netherlands.

JOOST SWARTE – EVERYWHERE

Sep

 

14

 - 

Jan

 

19

JOOST SWARTE – EVERYWHERE

The Kunsthal

 · 

Rotterdam

Joost Swarte celebrates his fiftieth anniversary as an illustrator, designer and architect with an exhibition at the Kunsthal Rotterdam.

Andrei Tarkovsky – The Exhibition

Sep

 

14

 - 

Dec

 

6

Andrei Tarkovsky – The Exhibition

Eye Filmmuseum

 · 

Amsterdam

An exhibition and film programme devoted to the celebrated filmmaker and mystic, focusing specifically on Tarkovsky’s quest for existential truth.

Chapter 2WO – Nicolás Jaar

Sep

 

19

 - 

Dec

 

1

Chapter 2WO – Nicolás Jaar

Het HEM

 · 

Zaandam

Chapter 2WO offers you an insight in the world of Chilean artist and composer Nicolás Jaar.

WIM CROUWEL: MR. GRIDNIK

Sep

 

28

 - 

Mar

 

22

WIM CROUWEL: MR. GRIDNIK

Stedelijk Museum

 · 

Amsterdam

Tribute to Wim Crouwel (1928-2019) with a selection of his typographic oeuvre.

Cirque du Data

Oct

 

4

 - 

Dec

 

1

Cirque du Data

RAUM

 · 

Utrecht

City Lab RAUM and data design agency CLEVER ° FRANKE put the citizen first in the world of data.

Louise Bourgeois – To Unravel a Torment

Oct

 

12

 - 

May

 

17

Louise Bourgeois – To Unravel a Torment

Museum Voorlinden

 · 

Wassenaar

A six-decade survey exhibition featuring forty pivotal works from the Glenstone Collection, The Easton Foundation and Voorlinden.

Lorenzo Vitturi – Materia Impura

Oct

 

18

 - 

Jan

 

19

Lorenzo Vitturi – Materia Impura

Foam

 · 

Amsterdam

The exhibition Materia Impura summarises ten years of research, combining Vitturi’s earlier projects.

OBSESSED!

Nov

 

1

 - 

Dec

 

1

OBSESSED!

Various locations

 · 

The Netherlands

A biennial jewellery festival taking place in various cities across the Netherlands.

NIEUWE OOGST 2019

Nov

 

1

 - 

Dec

 

22

NIEUWE OOGST 2019

Galerie Bart

 · 

Nijmegen

A selection by Galerie Bart of the best graduates from Dutch art academies.

Malin Gabriella Nordin – Vanadis

Nov

 

2

 - 

Nov

 

23

Malin Gabriella Nordin – Vanadis

Mini Galerie

 · 

Amsterdam

Mini Galerie proudly presents Vanadis, the second solo exhibition by Malin Gabriella Nordin with the gallery.

FOLLOW '19

Nov

 

2

 - 

Dec

 

8

FOLLOW '19

Melkweg Expo

 · 

Amsterdam

In collaboration with EIZO, Kiekie and Melkweg Expo join forces for the second edition of the young talent development program FOLLOW.

The Waves

Nov

 

15

 - 

Feb

 

2

The Waves

Marres

 · 

Maastricht

Inspired by the novel The Waves, by Virginia Woolf, Norwegian composer Espen Sommer Eide makes an eponymous spatial music album for Marres.

IDFA

Nov

 

20

 - 

Dec

 

1

IDFA

Various locations

 · 

Amsterdam

The 32nd edition of IDFA presents a program of around 300 creative documentaries and interactive documentary projects.

Amsterdam Art Weekend

Nov

 

21

 - 

Nov

 

24

Amsterdam Art Weekend

Various locations

 · 

Amsterdam

The city’s finest contemporary art institutions collectively open their doors to showcase the latest developments in contemporary art.

Printing Plant Art Book Fair 2019

Nov

 

22

 - 

Nov

 

24

Printing Plant Art Book Fair 2019

Looiersgracht 60

 · 

Amsterdam

An intimate three-day art book fair for like-minded, independent publishers and interested audiences.

Rijksakademie Open Studios 2019

Nov

 

22

 - 

Nov

 

24

Rijksakademie Open Studios 2019

Rijksakademie

 · 

Amsterdam

46 artists in residence at the Rijksakademie will open their studios to the public.

A Grey Space Weekend

Nov

 

22

 - 

Nov

 

23

A Grey Space Weekend

The Grey Space

 · 

The Hague

A two-day event that aims to instigate your doubt with artistic installations, a performative symposium, music, performances and film screenings.

Alphabetica 2019

Nov

 

23

 - 

Nov

 

23

Alphabetica 2019

West Museumkwartier

 · 

The Hague

One-day symposium about letters, scripts and languages.

Voorbij Het Zwarte Gat

Nov

 

25

 - 

Nov

 

25

Voorbij Het Zwarte Gat

Pakhuis de Zwijger

 · 

Amsterdam

Masterclass illustration: everything about entrepreneurship, working with clients and contemporary visual culture.

Fill in the Blanks

Nov

 

26

 - 

Nov

 

26

Fill in the Blanks

Nederlands Fotomuseum

 · 

Amsterdam

Photography students from WDKA reflect on the exhibition 'Tall Stories' of the Nederlands Fotomuseum.

Amsterdam Light Festival: DISRUPT!

Nov

 

28

 - 

Jan

 

19

Amsterdam Light Festival: DISRUPT!

Various locations

 · 

Amsterdam

Experience the open-air exhibition "DISRUPT!" from the Amsterdam waters and visit one of the many light art activities.

TIP-OFF #4: DE EDIT

Nov

 

28

 - 

Nov

 

28

TIP-OFF #4: DE EDIT

Melkweg Expo

 · 

Amsterdam

How do you put together a good and compelling photo series?

The Other Book – Art Book Festival

Nov

 

29

 - 

Dec

 

1

The Other Book – Art Book Festival

Various locations

 · 

The Hague

Festival The Other Book is a unique celebration of the art book in all its facets.

2029: Exploring the future of imagination

Nov

 

29

 - 

Nov

 

29

2029: Exploring the future of imagination

Sexyland

 · 

Amsterdam

2029 is a project by HOAX that explores the future of storytelling and imagination.

Reality Design Day

Dec

 

2

 - 

Dec

 

2

Reality Design Day

Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK)

 · 

The Hague

KABK welcomes its fourth year students back again at the Reality Design Day to hear everything about their experiences.

Outside Fashion

Dec

 

7

 - 

Mar

 

8

Outside Fashion

Huis Marseille

 · 

Amsterdam

Fashion photography from the Studio to Exotic Lands (1900–1969)

Unfair20 Fundraiser Auction x NewWerkTheater

Dec

 

9

 - 

Dec

 

9

Unfair20 Fundraiser Auction x NewWerkTheater

Newwerktheater

 · 

Amsterdam

Unfair presents a special biennial fundraiser auction with work from an exclusive selection of around 50 international and established artists.

Adorned – The Fashionable Show

Dec

 

13

 - 

Mar

 

11

Adorned – The Fashionable Show

Foam

 · 

Amsterdam

An exhibition that presents intriguing and challenging fashion related photography projects created by a new generation of visual artists.

GOLF festival

Dec

 

20

 - 

Dec

 

22

GOLF festival

Various locations

 · 

Haarlem

GOLF festival is a three-day festival with performances, installations and lectures about the interaction between image and sound.

Art Rotterdam 2020

Feb

 

6

 - 

Feb

 

9

Art Rotterdam 2020

Various locations

 · 

Rotterdam

The fair to discover young art.

OBJECT 2020

Feb

 

7

 - 

Feb

 

9

OBJECT 2020

HAKA building

 · 

Rotterdam

OBJECT is the anual fair for contemporary design in the characteristic HAKA building in Rotterdam.

FITC Amsterdam 2020

Feb

 

24

 - 

Feb

 

25

FITC Amsterdam 2020

Pakhuis de Zwijger

 · 

Amsterdam

FITC returns to Amsterdam to host their groundbreaking design and tech event on the future of innovation, design and all the cool shit in between.

BEYOND THE IMAGE: BERTIEN VAN MANEN & FRIENDS

Feb

 

29

 - 

Aug

 

9

BEYOND THE IMAGE: BERTIEN VAN MANEN & FRIENDS

Stedelijk Museum

 · 

Amsterdam

The Stedelijk Museum pays an unusual tribute to an icon of documentary photography, the Dutch photographer Bertien van Manen (The Hague, 1942).

Unfair20

Apr

 

10

 - 

Apr

 

13

Unfair20

Westergas

 · 

Amsterdam

Unfair collaborates, curates and promotes the brightest contemporary artists of today and tomorrow.

World Press Photo Festival 2020

Apr

 

17

 - 

Apr

 

18

World Press Photo Festival 2020

Westergas

 · 

Amsterdam

The World Press Photo Festival showcases the best visual journalism and storytelling with a program of presentations, meetups, and workshops.

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